Gateway’s ZX4970-UR22 all-in-one looks lackluster on paper. There is, however, one important fact in its favor; a price tag of just $399.

Cyberpower’s Zeus Mini is the company’s response to small form-factor computers from competitors like Falcon Northwest and Digital Storm. Unlike those alternatives however, the Zeus Mini starts at around $600 and, even when impressively equipped, rarely exceeds $2000. Is this a case of “too good to be true”?

Falcon Northwest’s mid-sized tower desktop, the Talon, has been in production continuously since 1999. Over the years, it has been reinvented several times, but with competitors like Origin and Maingear hot on Falcon’s heels, there’s no shortage of alternatives. Does the Talon reign supreme here, or have newcomers passed it by?

Can Acer’s new Android 27-inch all-in-one desktop, the TA272HUL, lure people away from Windows 8?

Is the ASUS M70AD a do-it-all mid-tower PC, or is it a lightweight trying to hold its own in a heavyweight Could use more USB 3.0 ports Limited upgradabilityfight?

Lenovo’s C560 is a simple all-in-one, but budget AIOs are sometimes plagued by quality issues. Does the C560 rise above?

Digital Storm’s Vanquish II is an affordable gaming desktop with enough graphics grunt to handle high-end 1080p gaming.

Acer's new Aspire AZ3-615 bundles passable parts into a tidy, balanced, and affordable package.

The Maingear Vybe offers good performance, but if you’re sticking to 1080p gaming, you can safely opt for a lesser configuration.

LG's $349 Chromebase might help to write a new chapter in the growth of Google's desktop operating system.

Can Lenovo’s Erazer X510 iwin the hearts of hardcore gamers and overcome its corporate roots?

What do you get when you combine an overclocked Intel Core i7-5960X, with three GTX 980 video cards? Record breaking performance, that's what.

The Lenovo Horizon was an experimental family computer with some interesting traits that failed to offer a compelling reason to use it. Has its successor improved on the formula, or does it remain a PC without a purpose?

The best desktop gaming rigs aren’t always made by brands you know, as passionate enthusiasts can often trump larger, less agile companies. Is CybertronPC’s Thallium a love song to gamers, or does it hit too many off-notes?

Want a subtle but powerful desktop PC? Falcon Northwest’s Talon may be for you. It has the hardware to compete with much larger systems, but its compact form factor comes at the price of upgradability and fan noise.

Digital Storm’s Velox is a powerful, highly configurable system, but it’s up against some incredibly tenacious competitors. Can the Velox overcome them, or is it just another competent – yet not incredible – enthusiast rig?

Origin’s Millennium Battlebox is an impressive desktop that combines class-leading performance with low power draw and modest fan noise. It’s an obvious pick -- as long as you have enough space for the massive enclosure.

Maingear’s small cube PC is supposed to save space, but its unusual design takes up more room than it seems at first glance, making its advantage over traditional mid-tower desktops a bit dubious.

Premium Windows all-in-ones have always existed in the iMac’s long shadow, but Asus’ brilliant new Zen AiO Pro may outshine Apple’s best.

Expensive gaming rigs can be incredibly extravagant, and that leads to high prices. AVADirect’s Z170 Gaming PC takes a more basic approach, delivering only what’s needed for victory in games. Is that a winning formula, or a recipe for disaster?

Inexpensive gaming desktops are usually drab, but iBuyPower has challenged that trend with its stylish new Revolt 2. Does the system also pack the power gamers crave, or is it all show, and no go?

While most systems we test are decked out with every possible upgrade, the X51’s modest GTX 960, Intel Core i5, and PCIe solid state drive show there’s value in mid-range rigs.

Acer is starting to take PC gaming seriously, and its new Predator G6 is the company’s flagship desktop. Can this all-new rig handle today’s most demanding games, or has this hunter lost its way?

Gaming desktops don’t always announce their arrival with blazing LEDs, and Dell’s XPS 8900 proves a subtle approach can lighten the damage to your wallet. But is it as capable as more boisterous rivals?

Small form factor PCs rarely match the performance of their full-sized peers, but Origin’s new Chronos thinks it can be the exception. Can it take down competitors twice its size?

With an overclocked Intel Core i7 and a GTX 980 Ti, the AVADirect Avant takes high-end performance and shaves some of the cost off the top -- but can it keep up with more heavily customized competitors?

Intel’s newest NUC looks the part with its intimidating skull logo, but whether it’s fast enough to satisfy serious – or casual -- gamers is another issue entirely.

We’ve reviewed many big, beefy desktop computers, but Digital Storm’s Aventum 3 is by far the largest. It weighs over 100 pounds -- also contains the most powerful hardware we’ve ever tested.

Falcon’s flagship, the Mach V, isn’t the biggest desktop on the market, or the most extravagant – but it is the end result of decades of work. Can this refined, old-school rig defeat up-and-comers from Digital Storm, Origin, and others?

Origin, founded by former Alienware staff, has become a major player in the arena of high-end PCs. Its flagship Millennium is now available with Intel’s beastly Core i7-6590X processor – but finds itself facing no shortage of competition.

The initial Alienware Alpha impressed by packing gaming hardware into a tiny box, but left much to be desired. Now the dry run is over, and the revised version of the compact gaming PC is ready to prove there’s still air left in the Alpha’s tires.

Sitting on a desk, the G1 cuts a slim figure with gaming written all over it -- but inside, things aren’t as they seem. Acer has made some compromises in search of a smaller footprint.

Lenovo’s mid-tower gaming desktop isn’t flashy, and many aspects of its design follow conventional rules. But the system’s attention to detail, and awesome performance, put it a cut above most.

Cybertron PC’s new CLX Ra gaming desktop can’t escape some notable missteps that are strong points for its competitors. Can it compensate by saving you some cash?

Digital Storm’s Velox is the first desktop to reach us with Intel’s Core i7-7700K processor, the latest in enthusiast-grade computing. Better still, Digital Storm has overclocked the snot out of it, hitting a stable 5GHz in the configuration we received. That’s the highest clock speed of any PC we’ve ever reviewed. It’s easy to fixate […]

Dell’s pint-sized XPS Tower Special Edition provides plenty of power for the masses, though not every configuration is a great value, and a hard drive upgrade is sorely needed.

With fast components and compact design, the Trident 3 has a lot to offer, but it’s MSI’s system to screw up. Can the popular system builder avoid its previous pitfalls?

The AVADirect Avant promises high-end power on a mid-range budget, but does its off-the-peg pedigree hold it back against more carefully crafted machines?